Psalm 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not fear: what
can man do unto me?
As some of you may know, a bomb exploded in a bus within
blocks of our Jerusalem apartment when we first moved to Israel. That
morning, my wife and I, along with our newborn baby, were heading to the
city center to run a few errands when suddenly we heard the explosion.
Within minutes, the sirens were screaming from every part of the city as
officials quickly made their way to the scene. Later that month, the bus I
was supposed to be on drove away as I watched it carry away the 50 or so
people who would be critically injured and the 8 who would be dead seconds
later, when that bus exploded before my very eyes. So, to put it
mildly, we have seen firsthand how terrorism works and how it affects
people.
Incessant rocket and mortar attacks all through the day and
night for days on end about 25 miles from where we are living in Southern
Israel have finally resulted in retaliation. Yesterday, the IDF
assassinated one of the heads of Hamas in Gaza. Afterwards, Hamas
officially declared war. Israel is now massing its troops along the
Gaza border for a possible ground offensive. Only time will tell if
this escalates into a full blown war consuming the entire Middle
East.
People ask us all the time -- "Aren't you afraid to be living in
Israel these days?" Truth be told, there aren't too many safe places in
this world anymore, are there? However, there is one very safe place we
have found, and it's the very safest place there is. You may have heard of
it -- it’s called "God's perfect will". We should all be striving to make
our home there for the rest of our earthly days.
We may be afraid to go to those places or do those things that
God may be calling us today. It could be to share you’re your God-given
talents in some far away land, and it could be across the street to help a
neighbor. Whatever the case may be, it's easy to get wrapped up in other
people's fear, anxiety and criticism. But we have a choice. We can either
give in to those fears or stand for the Lord and choose what has called us
to do.
Let's submit all
our fears to the Lord today and choose the latter. I want to live in the
will of God, don’t you? He will not leave our side when we step forward
to do great things for Him! (George, Baht Rivka, Elianna & Obadiah)
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